Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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Alma Mater. 190 FOR the glory of old State, For her founders strong and great, For her future that we wait, Raise the song, raise the song. Sing our love and loyalty, Sing our hopes that, bright and free Rest, O Mother dear, with thee, All with thee, all with thee. When we stood at boyhood's gate Shapeless in the hands of fate, Thou didst mold us, dear old State, Into men, into men. May no act of ours bring shame To one heart that loves thy name, May our lives help swell thy fame, Dear old State, dear old State. IO

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parts of the world bear the impress of his mental power and strength. Much of his work has been in advance of the proved methods of the day, for his mind is ready to grasp the meaning of new discoveries and an intrepid courage has enabled him to Venture upon unbeaten paths. Among the many achievements which have marked his genius, one of the best known is the great power trans- mission line between Niagara Falls and Buffalo. The high character of his work has done much to advance the electrical industries, commerically and technically, indeed, Mr. White is of the coterie of men of the new century who have enabled the United States to conquer the markets of the world. The key note of his life is his absolute sincerity of purpose and his spirit of human helpfulness. One of his acquaintances in commenting upon the readi- ness with which he attracts capital to his enterprises, remarked: It is only necessary for Mr. White to look a man squarely in the eye and his case is won. Unlike the typical rich man of the present generation, he has not held close his purse strings until a great fortune has accrued to him, but has from his earliest manhood given generously though quietly and without ostentation. A much appreciated benefaction is the White Scholarship Fund, given to our College in honor of his father, an act well worthy the son of such a father. It is not surprising that this man, successful in life and upright in character, holds a warm place in the breast of his old Alma Mater, and that her students look up to him as a model upon which to shape their own lives. We of the same Alma Mater have just reason to be proud of our college brother, James Gilbert White. JOHN PRICE JACKSON. Q 9

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Accept this volume bright and new Thy latent thoughts revive, 'Tis but a greeting kindly given By Nineteen Hundred Five.